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chisel someone out of something and chisel something out of someone; chisel something from someone to get something away from someone by cheating. The scam tried to chisel pension money out of retired people. See also: out chisel in (on someone or something) Sl. to use deception to get a share of something. I won't chisel in on your deal. You had better not chisel in! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It represents money we currently throw away to downtown chiselers every year. Principal among the cheaters and chiselers Patman decried were chain grocery stores that, because of more efficient purchasing and distribution organizations, undercut traditional food merchants. As the managing partner of Arnold, Fortas, and Porter, he felt he could in good conscience represent polluters, chiselers, and cigarette companies, because everyone deserved representation, no matter their character or practices. |
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